as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages
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as in mystical
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as in telepathic
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Recent Examples of psychic
Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In their search for Nam’s father, Nam and Hoa enlist the help of a famed psychic who specializes in locating soldiers’ remains.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There were lots of articles on protecting yourself from psychic attacks; some of them were way out there.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Two days before his appointment, McCracken proposed an idea after coming across a TikTok video about a girl who had a session with a psychic to learn more about her cat's thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
In their search for Nam’s father, Nam and Hoa enlist the help of a famed psychic who specializes in locating soldiers’ remains.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The thrill of execution gives way to psychic collapse.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There were lots of articles on protecting yourself from psychic attacks; some of them were way out there.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
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The bombing took place in an upmarket residential complex in the capital city, state media outlet TASS reported at the time.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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These creative leaders oversee campaigns across various media platforms, provide strategic guidance to designers and collaborate with clients to translate abstract concepts into compelling visual communications that resonate with target audiences.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Viewers who know af Klint for her iconic mystical paintings will discover a different dimension of her practice.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | [email protected],
al,
22 Aug. 2019
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Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Among employees, he had been known as a deep thinker and even something of a mystic, regularly speaking in spiritual terms.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Lag BaOmer celebrates the anniversary of the passing of the great sage and mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.—
Stephen Kearse,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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The Hormone Monsters were soon joined by a full menagerie of metaphysical beings, from the Shame Wizard (David Thewlis) to the Depression Kitty (Jean Smart) to the Anxiety Mosquito (Maria Bamford).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Malhotra has posted travel videos to her YouTube channel, which boasts nearly 400,000 subscribers.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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If you’re sent an email with a number to call back, contact the organization using usual, publicly available channels or your apps.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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